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American Politics & Governance Is Actually in Relatively Good Shape

Brad DeLong's Grasping Reality • 207 implied HN points • 17 Feb 24
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Governance Legislature State Politics Political Ideologies
  1. American politics and governance are relatively stable compared to other countries
  2. The approach of legislators should focus on compromise and cooperation to pass effective laws
  3. Political candidates should aim to work with others rather than position themselves as fighting against all opponents

Neo-Majorityism

Demodexio • 132 implied HN points • 21 Dec 23
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Government Democracy Constitution Judiciary Legislature
  1. Avoid empowering short-term majorities through direct referendums or short terms-in-office for legislators.
  2. Current legal systems can easily disrupt the will of the majority, making governing slow and rigid.
  3. There is a potential for a more direct rule by the majority with less interference from courts, but it should be a majority built over time, not from a single election.

Speaker Mike Johnson is a Product of Unopposed Legislative Seats

The View from Rural Missouri by Jess Piper • 139 implied HN points • 26 Oct 23
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Legislature Government Podcast Election
  1. Speaker Mike Johnson won unopposed in the Louisiana Legislature, highlighting a trend of unchallenged red state elections.
  2. The lack of opposition in elections can result in extremists holding significant political power.
  3. Active participation and opposition in elections across every state are crucial to prevent unopposed candidates from gaining influential positions.
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